SHROOM by Andy Letcher ( 9780571227716 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

SHROOM
A CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE MAGIC MUSHROOM

By:

Andy Letcher

Format:

Paperback

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£12.99

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£9.48

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ISBN 10:

0571227716

ISBN 13:

9780571227716

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Publisher:

FABER & FABER

Pub. date:

5 April, 2007

Edition:

Main

Pages:

384

Description:

Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher strips away the myths to get at the true story of how hallucinogenic mushrooms, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, came to be the illicit drug of choice.

Synopsis:

Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? Was Alice in Wonderland a thinly veiled psychedelic mushroom odyssey? Did mushroom tea kick-start ancient Greek philosophy? The 'magic mushroom' was only rediscovered fifty years ago, but has accumulated all sorts of folktales and urban legends along the way. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher strips away the myths to get at the true story of how hallucinogenic mushrooms, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, came to be the illicit drug of choice.

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